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United States M&A Advisory Firms

1,380

Active Firms

1,578

TTM Deal Flow

$3M-$16M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range

Top Sectors by Activity

Industrials 37%
Technology 12%
Healthcare 11%
Business Services 11%
Consumer Goods 11%

Key Attributes

Best For: Owner-Led Companies | Typical Fee: Retainer & Success fee | Coverage: Sector Expertise With Hands-On Execution

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Nolan and Associates

1 Closed Deal via Axial 30 Total Closed Deals
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Founded in 1976, Nolan & Associates is a leading boutique investment banking firm with Midwestern roots, global reach, and a focus on the middle market. Nolan provides sell side, buy side and capital raise M&A advisory services to business owners, private equity groups and corporations. Nolan is on the 2022 & 2021 Inc. 5000 lists of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies, ranking No. 820 in 2022.

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  • Jan 2023 Advised Scrubs on Wheels in its sale to Birch Swing Capital
  • Oct 2022 Advised Mint Physician Staffing in its sale to Cross Country Healthcare
  • Oct 2022 Advised Mint Physician Staffing in its sale to Cross Country Healthcare
  • Sep 2022 Advised Stellar Manufacturing Company in its sale to Leslie's

MergersCorp M&A International

1 Closed Deal via Axial 29 Total Closed Deals
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MergersCorp™ is a distinguished advisory firm specializing in Investment Banking, cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and comprehensive corporate finance solutions for clients globally.We deliver a comprehensive suite of investment banking services to lower-middle and middle-market businesses, spanning the entire transaction lifecycle from deal origination and financial modeling to expert deal execution.Our team comprises 110+ professionals across 23 countries, including seasoned M&A advisors, investment banking professionals, white collar lawyers,…

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  • Apr 2024 Advised Luxembourg Fund SCA SICAV in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Feb 2024 Advised King’s Lynn Town Football Club on an investment from Turn Sports Investments Singapore
  • Sep 2023 Advised Italian Soccer Team on an investment from American Investor

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Western Commerce Group, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 25 Total Closed Deals
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Western is a boutique M&A and capital solutions advisory firm dedicated to helping business leaders perpetuate the legacy of their companies. Over the last twenty-five years, we have completed over $8 billion in transactions across North America in industries ranging from construction and manufacturing to distribution, retail, tech, staffing, and more. In each of these transactions, we have worked closely with the business owner and key stakeholders to position the company for long-term success while maintaining its unique characteristics. Preserving the company’s identity, leadership,…

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  • Jun 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Sep 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Mar 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

American Business Intermediaries

1 Closed Deal via Axial 17 Total Closed Deals
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Private Equity and Public Company buyers are professionals with years of experience and have many transactions under their belt. To achieve maximum value, owners of a privately held company must match the experience, diligently prepare, and anticipate the details of a negotiation.The professionals at American Business Intermediaries are unmatched in the Central & South Texas Market for industry experience. At ABI, we start every review of a prospective sale engagement from a buyer’s perspective. We uncover every element of value and every element of risk and prepare appropriately by…

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  • Dec 2024 Advised Audio Visual Aids Company in its sale to Nelco Media
  • Aug 2023 Advised Pain and Stress Center in its sale to Pet King Brands
  • Jul 2023 Advised Mission Hospice in its sale to Amedisys, Inc.
  • Jul 2023 Advised Olympia Gymnastics in its sale to A Family Private Equity Company

Carpenter Hawke & Co.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 16 Total Closed Deals
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Carpenter Hawke & Co was established in 1991 to provide sell-side advisory services to privately held businesses with enterprise values between $1 million to $50 million. OUR Business Is Selling YOUR Business, CONFIDENTIALLY!Personal integrity and professionalism govern our performance with the utmost consideration given to our clients' best interest. Our reputation and specialized approach to transactions have earned us the respect of the many clients we have served over the years. Our experience and knowledge of the appropriate steps enable us to provide strategy and plan formulation to…

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  • Nov 2021 Advised Permit Puller in its sale to Porch Group
  • Mar 2020 Advised LJM Packaging Company on an investment from UNIFIED 2 Global Packaging Group
  • Jan 2020 Advised Chapman Moser Funeral Service, Little Falls , NY on an investment from Houghtaling & Smith /Gray-Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Homes New York
  • Jan 2020 Advised Shaker Workshops, Massachusetts on an investment from Tappan Chairs

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Trudeau & Trudeau Associates, Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 15 Total Closed Deals
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The FirmTrudeau & Trudeau Associates, Inc. (T&T) is a M&A advisory firm that provides merger and acquisition and strategic consulting services to client companies and private equity groups. Since their founding in 1982 by the Trudeau brothers, the firm’s philosophy has been to bring an organized and systematic approach to merger and acquisition transactions for their clients. The Trudeau brothers are still active partners providing their clients and colleagues with the experience of having successfully completed hundreds of transactions. Since inception, out-of-the-box thinking…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jan 2023 Advised Elmer Buchta Trucking, LLC in its sale to Transport Acquisitions, Inc.
  • Dec 2021 Advised Lanier Color Company in its sale to Teknor Apex Company
  • Nov 2010 Advised Sarlink in its sale to Teknor Apex
  • Aug 2007 Advised Madison Media Institute in its sale to American Higher Education Development

RC Advisory Services

1 Closed Deal via Axial 14 Total Closed Deals
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RC Advisory Services is a boutique, sell-side M&A Advisory firm located near Seattle, Washington. Our "Sweet Spot" is the sale of companies in the $2.5M to $25M revenue range in a wide variety of industries. What do we do? Develop exit strategies for our clients, help structure companies for sale and ultimately sell them at a premium price to buyers who appreciate the firm's legacy. What are we proud of? Our reputation and our track record of selling every company for which we've accepted an engagement

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  • Jan 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Dec 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Oct 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Oct 2025 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Sun Mergers & Acquisitions

1 Closed Deal via Axial 13 Total Closed Deals
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Sun Mergers & Acquisitions is a full-service professional business intermediary firm specializing in all aspects of the confidential sale, merger, acquisition and valuation of privately held mid-market companies with a primary focus in handling the sale of entrepreneurial and family held companies. Sun M&A brings extensive, broad based expertise, yielding the greatest probability of a successful sale with a maximum net after-tax yield.

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  • Nov 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer
  • Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jan 2024 Advised Best Way Trucking Service, Inc. in its sale to Saturn Five
  • Nov 2023 Advised Fleet Parts and Services in its sale to Boyne Capital

AdvantEdge Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 11 Total Closed Deals
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AdvantEdge Advisors, a mid-size financial advisory firm, boasts the resources and depth as well as the experience and customized approach of a middle-market specialist.Without compromising integrity and confidentiality, we help business owners attain the maximum value for their businesses and provide buyers with multiple high-quality business opportunities to pursue. When businesses are changing hands, we have the edge that ensures maximized value: expertise, resources, professionalism, service, and integrity.

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  • Apr 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Feb 2024 Advised Image Labs in its sale to Reflect Scientific, Inc.
  • Jul 2023 Advised Computer Power & Service, Inc. in its sale to JEB, Inc.
  • Jul 2023 Advised Stringliner Corporation in its sale to U.S. Tape Company, Inc

Exit Experts

1 Closed Deal via Axial 10 Total Closed Deals
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We specialize in helping our clients buy and sell small businesses. With our extensive experience building, operating, and selling businesses, we understand the unique challenges that business owners face during the exit process.Our proven 6-step process is designed to help business owners achieve a successful sale by:           •          Developing effective exit strategies tailored to your…

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  • Sep 2025 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Multiple Investors
  • Sep 2025 Advised Fleet Eforce on an investment from Multiple Investors
  • Jul 2025 Advised Revanix Biomedical in its sale to Confidential Company
  • May 2025 Advised All Stated MED in its sale to Confidential Company

BTSI

1 Closed Deal via Axial 9 Total Closed Deals
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BTSI's customized approach to mergers and acquisitions maximizes the value our clients gain from a transaction. By choice, we handle transactions for only a limited number of companies each year. That gives you the benefit of our personalized attention and rigorous professional service through every step of the M&A process. We understand that the best outcomes result from long-term planning and hard work – the same investment you made when you built your company. That's the basis of our unparalleled success in ensuring our clients achieve their goals.

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  • Nov 2021 Advised AM Equipment in its sale to Ilion Capital Partners
  • Apr 2021 Advised Epic Freight Solutions in its sale to Omni Logistics
  • Apr 2018 Advised PNE on an investment from Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners
  • Mar 2015 Advised Silver Spur Corporation in its sale to Meridian General

HNS Partners, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 8 Total Closed Deals
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Since opening our doors in 2018, HNS has followed one guiding purpose: deliver outstanding M&A advisory services to leading lower middle market companies. We designed our firm to offer financial and transaction advisory services that combine the expertise and sophistication of a larger investment bank with the personal touch of a boutique firm.Our founders have spent their entire careers in investment banking and mergers and acquisitions. We’ve completed numerous transactions across a variety of industries with a cumulative transaction value of over $5 billion. We understand the lower…

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  • Jul 2023 Advised LMC Landscape Partners in its sale to Property Management Source
  • Jul 2023 Advised American Landscaping Partners in its sale to Green Earth
  • Jul 2023 Advised LMC Landscape Partners in its sale to Owens Landscape Group
  • Jul 2023 Advised Bowen Falls Capital in its sale to Miller's Tree Service

ThielGroup, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals
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Located in the Albany, NY Capital Region, ThielGroup, LLC is a business sales, valuations and consulting firm - helping business owners achieve successful exits and counseling business buyers to find and analyze business opportunities. OUR SERVICESBusiness BrokerageMerger & AcquisitionsRetained Buy ServicesCertified Business ValuationsOpinion of Market ValuesDeal ConsultingOUR CLIENTSBuyersSellersCPAsAttorneysMEMBERSHIPSMerger & Acquisition Source (Board of Directors)National Association of Certified Valuators and AnalystsInternational Business Brokers AssociationWe work with…

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  • Apr 2026 Advised XYZ Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Nov 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • May 2022 Advised Karner Psychological in its sale to CM Counsel Management

IMG Business Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals
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Michael Givner founded IMG Business Advisors in 2013 after spending 16 years working for large investment banks, most of that time with Jefferies Group. IMG specializes in business sales and exit strategies for small business owners. The lower end of the M&A middle market, companies with annual revenues from $5 to $50 million, is their focus with clients across a wide array of industries. Whether advising on the sale of a family-owned business or assisting a growth-minded company with acquisition and expansion, Michael and his teams’ services are tailored to the individual needs of each…

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  • Jun 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
  • Jun 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
  • Jun 2022 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company

JT Wallace Investments

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals
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JT Wallace Investments is a boutique investment bank started in 2020. It has had $1.8B in advisory engagements, leveraging its best-in-class investor network of over 400 warm relationships with large family offices, funds, sovereign wealth funds, and private credit.

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  • Mar 2024 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
  • Feb 2024 Advised 1888 Industrial Services in its sale to Red River Equity Partners

DFA Financial Services

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals
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Donald Fischesser, the founder of DFA Financial Services has spent over thirty seven years as a mergers and acquisition intermediary. Don has owned several businesses including manufacturing, contracting and distribution companies. Prior to founding DFA Financial Services, Don spent five years devoting much of his time to acquisition and mergers for a large publicly held company.

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  • Aug 2018 Advised Undisclosed in its sale to Brush Man LLC
  • Feb 2014 Advised Nicholas Machine, LLC in its sale to Novak Industries

2717 Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals
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2717 Group is focused on maximizing value for our clients. 2717 Group has extensive Financial, Strategic, and Operational experience in the A/E/C (Architectural, Engineering, Construction) industry, having held executive leadership positions as well as performing advisory services. 2717 Group has over worked on over 80 successful acquisitions in the industry. As a result, buyers and sellers don't waste valuable time explaining their business model.2717 Group Key Service Areas:1) Mergers & Acquisitions Transaction Advisory - Buy side & Sell side2) Strategic Advisory

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  • Oct 2020 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Buyer
  • Dec 2018 Advised Unlimited Concrete Solutions in its sale to Unlimited Contracting Solutions (A Pritzker Organization Portfolio Company)

Hart Marx Advisors

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals
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Hart Marx Advisors is a boutique M&A Advisory firm specializing in the mobility and transportation sectors, leveraging an extensive network of investors, owners, and industry leaders born from HMA’s decades of direct industry experience. HMA has expertise in the Performance, OE Parts, Aftermarket, Heavy Duty, Motorsports, Chemicals, and Powersports markets across manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses.

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  • Nov 2024 Advised Fleet Services in its sale to CTTP/Sope Creek
  • May 2024 Advised Durabrake in its sale to Tiger Lily Holdings LLC

Southern M&A, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals
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We have helped guide business owners through a path to realizing their lifetime goals. We have also had the privilege to successfully execute our process for business owners from $1 million in revenue up to over $200 million in revenue.We believe the successful entrepreneur, who has poured their life into their company, deserves a higher level of service. At Southern M&A, we offer 'Wall Street' level capabilities and expertise, while at the same time leaning into all endeavors with a southern, blue-collar work ethic.

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  • Jun 2019 Advised Undisclosed in its sale to Baymark Partners
  • Jul 2017 Advised AS9100C Aerospace Manufacturer in its sale to Undisclosed Strategic Acquirer

Frequently Asked Questions

How are M&A Advisory Firms in this directory ordered?

Firms in the United States M&A Advisory Firms directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

What information is included in each M&A Advisory Firm profile?

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

What company sizes are most common for United States M&A Advisory Firms?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for United States M&A Advisory Firms is $3M-$16M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$3M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

How important is location when evaluating M&A Advisory Firms?

Location can be an important consideration, but it does not necessarily define where a firm is active. Firms based in United States may bring regional knowledge, local relationships, and experience with businesses in the area, while many also pursue opportunities across a broader geographic footprint. Geography is best considered alongside sector focus, company size, and relevant transaction activity.

Do all M&A Advisory Firms in this directory operate exclusively in United States?

Not necessarily. A firm’s location does not always define its geographic reach. Many M&A Advisory Firms based in United States are active across multiple regions, while firms based elsewhere may also participate in the United States market. Location can provide useful context, but it should not be interpreted as a firm’s geographic boundary.

How do I compare M&A Advisory Firms in United States?

When comparing M&A Advisory Firms in United States, consider factors such as sector focus, size range, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 1,380 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with United States M&A Advisory Firms?

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the United States M&A Advisory Firms directory, you can request information here.

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